Strandings of Oceania
Citation
Baird K, Hendriks H, Wase D, Kaneko K (2022). Strandings of Oceania. Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/yfk7r5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-31.Description
Stranded whales and dolphins are a valuable source of information on species identity and diversity, particularly for many of the remote and inaccessible regions of the South Pacific. To improve understanding of whale and dolphin populations in the Pacific, and possibly improve understanding of their threats, a concerted effort is needed to document strandings and incidental sightingsTaxonomic Coverages
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Geographic Coverages
The data is based on the islands listed: Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, New Caledonia, Niue, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Vanuatu.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Karen Bairdoriginator
position: Threatened and Migratory Species Adviser
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Program
Apia
WS
email: karenb@sprep.org
Hannah Hendriks
originator
position: Migratory Marine Species Conservation Officer (Secondment)
SPREP
Daffodil Wase
metadata author
position: Assistant Chief of Quarantine
Ministry of Natural Resources and Commerce
PO Box 1727
Majuro
96960
MH
MH
Telephone: +6924573985
email: wasesilver@gmail.com
Kennedy Kaneko
metadata author
position: National Invasive Species Coordinator-RMI
Secretariate of the Pacific Regional Environmental Program
Majuro
MH
MH
email: kennedyk@sprep.org
Karen Baird
point of contact
position: Threatened and Migratory Species Adviser
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Program
Apia
WS
email: karenb@sprep.org
Ainsof So'o
programmer
position: Node Manager
SPREP
email: nodemanager@sprep.org
Karen Baird
administrative point of contact
position: Threatened and Migratory Species Adviser
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environmental Program
Apia
WS
email: karenb@sprep.org